Attachment for cotton-presses



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, J. J. HISEIL ATTACHMENT FOR COTTON PRESSES.

Patented Jan. 6, 1891.

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ATTACH M ENT- FOR COTTON-PRESSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,995, dated January 6, 1891.

Application filed April 30, 189i). Serial No. 350,083. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN JACOB I-Irsna, a citiaen of the United States, residing at Arcadia, in the parish of Bienville and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Cotton-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved attachmentfor cotton-presses, having for its ob ect to compact the cotton which is placed in the press-box prior to its being subjected to the final pressure; and it has for its object to construct a device of this class which shall be simple, conveniently operated, and which may be readily applied to a press of the construction to be herein described.

Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cotton-press equipped with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts.

1 designates the sill, at the corners of which are placed the uprights 2, which are four in number, and which are connected at their upper ends by cross=pieces 3 3. The latter are in turn connected by a cap-beam 4 and by a brace 5.

b designates the press-box, which is of ordinary construction, being provided at its upper edge with the hinged side pieces 6 and the removable end pieces 7. The top plate 8 forms a part of a frame 9, which is mounted pivotally in the sill. The follower, which is designated by 35, is operated by a bevel-gear 36, working upon a screw-threaded stem 37, extending downward from the follower, said bevel-gear receiving motion from any suitable source of power. The hinged frame 9, or, more properly, the top plate 8 of said frame, forms the top of the press when in the act of compressing a bale, the follower is forced in an upward direction. This is an ordinary construction of press for which no novelty is herein claimed.

The cross-pieces 3 3 at the upper ends of the uprights 2 are provided with bearings for a transverse shaft 10, which is provided at one end with a hand-wheel 11, having a suitable number of spokes 12, by means of which it may be conveniently manipulated to rotate the shaft. The latter is provided with a pinion 13, that engages a rack-bar 14 upon the front side of a stem or upright 15, that extend upwardly from a follower 16, which is vertically removable in the press-box. The shaft 10 also carries a drum 17, to which is attached one end of a rope 18. The latter passes over a pulley 19, journaled at the front end of a bracket 20, which extends forwardly from the cap-beam 4 of the frame. The free end of the rope 18 has attached thereto a weight 21, sut'ficiently heavy to balance the weight of the follower 16 and its stem. The said stem and the rack-bar attached thereto are guided in a slot or opening 22 in the cap-beam. An anti-friction roller 32 is arranged to bear against the rear side of the stem or upright 15.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. While the cotton is being packed into the press-box the frame 9, carrying the top plate, is swung forwardly and out of'the way. When the shaft 10 is rotated so as to permit the weight 21 to descend, the follower is raised out of the press-box, thus enabling cotton to be placed in the latter. By rotating the shaft 10 in the opposite direction by means of the hand-wheel the follower will be forced downward into the pressbox, thus compacting the cotton in the latter. This operation may be repeated until a sufficient quantity of cotton to form a bale has been placed in the box. The follower is then raised out of the press-box and the top plate is swung into position under the follower, after which pressure is applied in any suit able manner to form the bale.

Heretofore it has been customary to place a man in the press-box for the purpose of tramping and compacting the cotton therein. By my improved attachment the services of this man may be dispensed with and the cotton may be compacted in a more thorough and uniform manner. I

The construction of the device is verysimple, and it may be easily operated by any one of the attendants Of the press. The attaclr ment may also be readily applied to any cotton-press of ordinary construction.

If desired, the follower 16 may be provided with two stems 15, each provided with a rackbar 14, instead of the single one herein shown, such stems being placed near each end of the follower. In such case the shaft 10 will of course be provided with two pinions 13 instead of the single one herein shown.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim is The combination, with the herein-described baling-press, comprising the press-box, the vertically movable follower, the swinging frame mounted in the sill and carrying the top of the press-box, and mechanism for operating thev. follower, of the packing device or attachment arranged above the press-box and comprising a follower moving in line with the press-follower, and mechanism whereby a vertically-reciprocating motion may be imparted to said packing-follower when the swinging frame carrying the top of the press-box is out of the way, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN JACOB HISER.

\Vitnesses:

J. A. DORMON, A. W. SooTT. 

